It has been three months in 2020 and it’s raining celeb babies’ news as a lot of B-town and telly world celebrity couples have embraced parenthood. From Kalki Koechlin and Guy Hershberg, Dhruv Bhandari and Shruti Merchant, Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Raj Kundra, to Deeya Chopra Mehta and Ritchie Mehta, have welcomed their little bundle of joys and had embraced parenthood. The latest addition to the newbie parents’ list is Smriti Khanna and Gautam Gupta. (Also Read: Kunal Kemmu Shares A Story-Time Picture With His Little Daughter, Inaaya Naumi Kemmu)
It was in November 2019 when Smriti Khanna had announced her pregnancy with a cryptic caption of her Instagram post. Smriti had posted a picture with her husband, Gautam Gupta, wherein the two were seen twinning in different shades of blue, as she gave a small peck on his cheek. While the picture was adorable to every level, it was the cryptic caption that had accompanied the post, had made us speculate if a possible pregnancy is on the cards for Smriti. The caption could be read as “Mumma bear loves Papa bear”.
The wait is finally over as Smriti Khanna and Gautam Gupta are now promoted to being parents as they have welcomed their little bundle of joy. Smriti and Gautam become proud parents of a baby girl as they embraced parenthood for the first time. Announcing the news, Smriti posted a family picture and wrote, "Our princess has arrived 15.04.2020."
Post entering the ninth month, Smriti Khanna and Gautam Gupta had eagerly waited to get promoted as mumma and papa from being wife and husband. An excited then mommy-to-be, Smriti had posted two mirror selfies of herself on her Instagram, and had captioned it, “Hi Golu #9monthspregnant #almostthere #babybump #readytopop.” With a big smile on her face in the first picture as she held her baby bump and a tired second one, we can’t wait to see the first glimpse of Smriti and Gautam’s ‘Golu’! (Also Read: Ruslaan Mumtaz Shares His Wife, Nirali Mehta's 'Back-To-Fit' Journey After 21 Days Of Delivery)
Smriti Khanna and Gautam Gupta had a lot of fun on her godh bharai rituals which had taken place as per the traditions and customs. The soon-to-be parents had also hosted a baby shower party later, wherein Smriti and Gautam had played the super-fun mommy and daddy game. Sharing the video on her Instagram, Smriti had written, “The mommy and daddy game” followed by a heart. From questions like ‘Who will spoil the baby?’ ‘Who will panic more?’ to ‘Who is going to do more of the diaper changes’, Smriti and Gautam answered everything in this fun game.
Amidst the coronavirus scare, Smriti Khanna had penned down an emotional note for her then to-be born baby, wherein she had asked her little one to hang inside her tummy for a little longer as the outside world has gone crazy. Her note had stated, “Dear baby, just hang in there for a few more days. The world outside is going crazy! I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that you’re so strong already and you’ll be born into a world which is learning a whole new way of living, which isn’t a bad thing. Also know that you’re celebrated each day. Every kick, roll and movement within is noticed and adored. I hope you’re feeling all the love. I feel for other mamas who are in this situation - a pregnancy full of uncertainty and added anxiety. But remember, we are all together in this and together we can do it all #babybump #quarantinelife #9monthspregnant #thistooshallpass.”
While we had given glimpses of Smriti Khanna and Gautam Gupta’s nine months journey of pregnancy, let us give you a recap of their wedding. In 2017, Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi fame, Smriti had become a trendsetter by being one of the first celeb brides to ditch the traditional red lehenga and heavy makeup for her wedding day. For her wedding, Smriti had opted for a pink outfit and minimal makeup and became an inspiration to every bride-to-be. On the other hand, her dulhe raja, Gautam Gupta had opted for a pastel-coloured sherwani, which he had paired with dhoti pants and a safa. Smriti and Gautam had looked nothing less than a match made in heaven on their wedding on November 23, 2017. (Also Read: Aayush Sharma Tries To Fulfil His Fatherly Duties As He Is Spending Time At Panvel With His Family)
Heartiest congratulations to Smriti and Gautam!
